2015-16 NBA Eastern Conference OFFICIAL THREAD

[TurnUpTheHeat]

I agree. I really don't get how no one is giving the guy a shot. There are probably at least 2 players on every team that he's better than and more on some.

You can really only compare vs front court players.
For starters, he's better than the 3 sitting on the bench of the team that didn't resign him.
I'm not going to go through all 30 rosters, but I'd say your estimate is prob fair.

 

[trojanfan12]

You can really only compare vs front court players.
For starters, he's better than the 3 sitting on the bench of the team that didn't resign him.
I'm not going to go through all 30 rosters, but I'd say your estimate is prob fair.

I know the Lakers starting SF, when he's healthy, is a 37 year old shooting guard. So, I'm pretty sure they could use him.

 

[Black Adam]

I know the Lakers starting SF, when he's healthy, is a 37 year old shooting guard. So, I'm pretty sure they could use him.

I said it before. They've been weak at the 3 for a real long time, and were bad enough to wanna give Randle and Nance, jr a crack at it...

 

[bksballer89]

Gotta love when Barkley looks like an idiot.

 

[WiggyRuss]

I said it before. They've been weak at the 3 for a real long time, and were bad enough to wanna give Randle and Nance, jr a crack at it...

yah that Randle at the 3 stuff was ridiculous- he cant even handle the ball with his right hand- and hes obviously best used as a volume rebounder.

Small forward is the hardest position to fill in the NBA...whoever gets Simmons out of the Lakers, Sixers, Phoenix, Celtics is REALLY REALLY gonna get a HUMONGOUS shot in the arm. Ingram is pretty darn good too actually but i think he is more of a 4

 

[WiggyRuss]

I said it before. They've been weak at the 3 for a real long time, and were bad enough to wanna give Randle and Nance, jr a crack at it...

Nance Jr. looks like he will eventually be a solid rotation player- nice value for a later on 1st rounder.

 

[WiggyRuss]

ya know...i dunno if Blatt is the bset guy for this job- and i am critical of him at points- but i like the guy...he came from Israel, left his family, to take on another challenge because he had accomplished all he could in Europe. He signed with the guys having no idea that soon LeBron would be coming back, Love would be coming in- he thought he was coaching a young team of likely Wiggins, Irving, Thompson, with some mucho cap space to add a guy or two----- instead he gets the biggest target on his back in the entire league. He is a VERY smart guy from Princeton...and i think he really wants to make it work. Make no mistake- if they dont win it all this year with a full roster hes gonna be in some major heat.

I cant believe the Nets thought they had a chance at Cal...if anyone would- it would be the Cavs.

 

[trojanfan12]

He signed with the guys having no idea that soon LeBron would be coming back, Love would be coming in- he thought he was coaching a young team of likely Wiggins, Irving, Thompson, with some mucho cap space to add a guy or two----- instead he gets the biggest target on his back in the entire league.

Yeah, overall he's done a good job, imo. He wasn't supposed to be coaching a contender in year 1. He was supposed to get a chance to learn and grow as an NBA coach right along with all of those youngsters. Suddenly, he's handed a championship contender and all of the pressure and scrutiny that comes with that.

Unfortunately, that inexperience may be part of what prevents the Cavs from getting a title and if that's the case, Blatt will likely catch a lot of the blame and he shouldn't.

 

[bksballer89]

So Whiteside, Deng, Wade, Dragic, Beno, Bird, & McRoberts are all out tonight.

Bird I could careless about.....same goes for McRoberts but were without 4 starters and our backup PG. WOW

I have no plans to watch. I'll spend my night watching tennis instead

 

[WiggyRuss]

think i just might watch the Heat get bitch slapped by the Hawks on national tv...

 

[WiggyRuss]

Yeah, overall he's done a good job, imo. He wasn't supposed to be coaching a contender in year 1. He was supposed to get a chance to learn and grow as an NBA coach right along with all of those youngsters. Suddenly, he's handed a championship contender and all of the pressure and scrutiny that comes with that.

Unfortunately, that inexperience may be part of what prevents the Cavs from getting a title and if that's the case, Blatt will likely catch a lot of the blame and he shouldn't.

TROJAN- are these posts FROM EARLIER TODAY NOT PROPHETIC?

cmon- you gotta give US BOTH a little credit on that one.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

think i just might watch the Heat get bitch slapped by the Hawks on national tv...

You mean Raptors lol

And, Gilbert has never, ever, paid one nickel of luxury tax if James wasn't on his roster.
In any other years, he runs the team as a business, not a frivolous spending hobby.
With James, he HAS to spend or there would be no James or no chance to EVER win anything.

With James annual opt outs, he's a cornered rat, and today's action just further affirm that.



And, even just playing 8, our bitch slapping can't be any worse then what the Warriors did to you at full strength.

 

[WiggyRuss]

You mean Raptors lol

And, Gilbert has never, ever, paid one nickel of luxury tax if James wasn't on his roster.
In any other years, he runs the team as a business, not a frivolous spending hobby.
With James, he HAS to spend or there would be no James or no chance to EVER win anything.

With James annual opt outs, he's a cornered rat, and today's action just further affirm that.

Oh- yah - TORONTO! even better actually! lol. Here comes that 9th slot......

 

[bksballer89]

think i just might watch the Heat get bitch slapped by the Hawks on national tv...

Any team missing 4 starters would lose to a team as good as Toronto you stupid fuck

 

[WiggyRuss]

Any team missing 4 starters would lose to a team as good as Toronto you stupid fuck

yah no shit thats why i fucking said it. lol.

 

[trojanfan12]

TROJAN- are these posts FROM EARLIER TODAY NOT PROPHETIC?

cmon- you gotta give US BOTH a little credit on that one.

I literally just saw this about 10 minutes ago on ESPN.

We're a couple of Nostradumbasses or something.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

think i just might watch the Heat get bitch slapped by the Hawks on national tv...

Serious question?
You have nothing better to do tonight, or weather is just so shitty u don't want to go out?

 

[bksballer89]

Serious question?
You have nothing better to do tonight, or weather is just so shitty u don't want to go out?

He lives in Cleveland right?

 

[WiggyRuss]

Serious question?
You have nothing better to do tonight, or weather is just so shitty u don't want to go out?

yes the weather is far from great- but you get used to it here- the truth is- i had a freaking LOONG week that involved me doing a hearing by myself FOR THE FIRST TIME Thursday for the pro-bono clinic at school to try and finish my hours that was at 9 am so i had to be up and rehearsing so freaking early to get down to the justice center in time...- so in addition to being at work almost 50 hours i had about 15-20 hours of "school" stuff and im freaking exhausted.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

He lives in Cleveland right?

Been there and done that.
We had tons of rain here today.
I'll gladly live with that.
Fuck that snow.